gleiten
\ˈɡlaɪ.tən\
The verdict
“gleiten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Glisser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gleiten · gleiten · French
gleiten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gleiten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈɡlaɪ.tən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gleiten » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gleiten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈɡlaɪ.tən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
gleiten has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is gleiten, spelled G-L-E-I-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Glisser.
- 2Se déplacer (avec souplesse, sans moteur, sans bruit).
- 3Être en continu, sans gradation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gleiten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Frankfurt gleitet man auf Inlineskates durch die Stadt wie auf Eis.
Dies ist eine delikate Materie, die man nicht sehr vertiefen sollte. Man sollte leicht über sie hinweg gleiten.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.